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Welding programs in Missouri on the federal training list, by published cost
102 programs in Missouri’s Training Provider Results index carry one of the occupation codes for Welding (51-4121, 51-4122). Published costs run from $8 to $36,404; 0 programs report no cost and sit at the end. Sorted by the cost each provider reported — “cheapest” here means the lowest published figure on the federal list on the snapshot date, not a verdict on quality, and never a price you are promised. Snapshot taken 2026-09-02.
| # | Published cost basis | Program (provider’s page) · credential · code | Provider · city | Length | Exited | Completed | Employed Q2 after exit | Median earnings, Q2 (one quarter) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $8 | Master Pipe Welding and Fitting | Missouri Welding Institute | 18 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | $625 | Production Welding Certification Aws | Crowder College Training & Development Solutions | 8 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | $750 | Welding Fundamentals | T And L Welding Academy | 12 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | $775 | Welding 1-4 | Unitec Career Center | 15 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | $973 | Arc Welding I | St. Charles R-Vi/adult Education | 36 wk · 40 hrs | 11 | 91% | — | — |
| 6 | $995 | Introduction To Soldering | Crowder College Training & Development Solutions | 20 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | $1,073 | Tig Welding | St. Charles R-Vi/adult Education | 14 wk · 42 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | $1,073 | Arc Welding II | St. Charles R-Vi/adult Education | 14 wk · 3 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | $1,073 | Mig And Flux-Cored Welding | St. Charles R-Vi/adult Education | 14 wk · 42 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | $1,500 | Welding | MACC-Moberly Area Community College- Hannibal | 6 wk · 6 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | $1,500 | Welding | MACC -Moberly Area Community College - Mexico | 6 wk · 6 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | $1,520 | Custom Welding Course | Iron Eagle Welding Academy, Llc | 1 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | $1,795 | Welding for Industry | North Central Missouri College | 2 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | $1,995 | Welding 101 | State Fair Community College, Sedalia | 3 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | $2,500 | Certified Welding Technician | St. Louis Community College, Corporate | 8 wk · 8 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | $2,500 | Welding (evening) | Cape Girardeau Career & Technology Center | 33 wk · 9 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | $2,552 | Welding Technology: CS | St. Louis Community College, District | 16 wk · 30 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | $2,900 | Introduction To Welding Technologies | Metropolitan Community College, Workforce Develop | 7 wk · 20 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | $2,965 | Welding | Cape Girardeau Career & Technology Center | 22 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | $2,996 | Welding & Manufacturing I & II | Waynesville Career Center | 36 wk · 15 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | $3,000 | Introduction To Welding W/ Blueprint Reading, Thermal Cutting & Gmaw | Metropolitan Community College, Workforce Develop | 7 wk · 20 hrs | 25 | 80% | — | — |
| 22 | $3,000 | Fast Track Welding Program | T And L Welding Academy | 3 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | $3,655 | Pipe Welding | Tarkio Technology Institute | 15 wk · 10 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | $3,992 | Welding GMAW (AWS Modular Certification)-Certificate | Metropolitan Community College | 16 wk · 18 hrs | 15 | 40% | — | — |
| 25 | $3,992 | Welding Construction-Certificate | Metropolitan Community College | 16 wk · 18 hrs | 28 | 64% | — | — |
| 26 | $3,992 | Welding GMAW/GTAW (AWS Modular Certification)-Certificate | Metropolitan Community College | 16 wk · 18 hrs | 24 | 75% | — | — |
| 27 | $4,000 | Welding And Fabrication | Northwest Technical School | 72 wk · 15 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | $4,320 | Advanced Welding Fabrication Certificate | Tarkio Technology Institute | 15 wk · 10 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | $4,682 | Welding Technology: CP | St. Louis Community College, District | 32 wk · 30 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | $4,805 | Basic Welding, CS | St. Charles Community College | 15 wk · 20 hrs | 7 | 43% | — | — |
| 31 | $5,452 | Advanced Welding, CS | St. Charles Community College | 15 wk · 20 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | $5,569 | Welding | East Central College | 22 wk · 40 hrs | 19 | 100% | — | — |
| 33 | $5,569 | Welding | East Central College, Bic | 22 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | $5,569 | Welding | East Central College @ Four Rivers Career Center | 22 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | $6,316 | Advanced Manufacturing Technology: Welding Certificate (plate) | Crowder College | 16 wk · 16 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 36 | $6,540 | Advanced Manufacturing Technology: Welding Certificate (plate) | Crowder College, Joplin | 16 wk · 20 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 37 | $6,548 | Combination Welding Program | T And L Welding Academy | 5 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 38 | $6,675 | Welding Certificate | Tarkio Technology Institute | 30 wk · 10 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 39 | $6,695 | Master Sanitary Welding | Grand River Welding Institute | 3 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 40 | $6,700 | Welding Technology | Southern Missouri Technical Institute | 36 wk · 40 hrs | 7 | 86% | — | — |
| 41 | $7,088 | Industrial Welding | Lex La Ray Technical Center | 30 wk · 25 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 42 | $7,200 | Downhill Pipeline Course | Iron Eagle Welding Academy, Llc | 4 wk · 40 hrs | 18 | 100% | — | — |
| 43 | $7,245 | Sanitary Welding Course | Grand River Welding Institute, Llc | 3 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 44 | $7,309 | Welding Technology | Mineral Area College, Park Hills | 60 wk · 40 hrs | 9 | 89% | — | — |
| 45 | $7,309 | Welding Technology | Mineral Area College, Park Hills | 41 wk · 40 hrs | 7 | 100% | — | — |
| 46 | $7,390 | Advanced Welding Technology | Grand River Technical School | 34 wk · 33 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 47 | $7,390 | Welding Technology | Grand River Technical School | 6 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 48 | $7,504 | Entry Level Welding, CA | St. Charles Community College | 30 wk · 20 hrs | 15 | 33% | — | — |
| 49 | $7,540 | Principles Of Welding | Mineral Area College, Park Hills | 13 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 50 | $7,598 | Welding | Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center | 26 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 51 | $7,900 | Welding Technology | Pike Lincoln Technical Center | 36 wk · 25 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 52 | $8,651 | Welding Technology - Structural Certificate | Ozarks Technical Community College | 32 wk · 15 hrs | 23 | 52% | 30% | $8,210 |
| 53 | $8,711 | Welding Technology - Stainless Certificate | Ozarks Technical Community College | 32 wk · 15 hrs | 38 | 74% | 16% | $6,238 |
| 54 | $8,711 | Welding Technology Stainless Certificate | Ozarks Technical Community College, Waynesville | 32 wk · 15 hrs | 6 | 50% | — | — |
| 55 | $8,797 | Welding Apprenticeship | East Central College | 32 wk · 22 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 56 | $9,000 | Welding Technology | Pemiscot County Career And Technology Center | 6 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 57 | $9,152 | Welding Technology | Jefferson College | 32 wk · 33 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 58 | $9,183 | Welding | East Central College | 36 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 59 | $9,183 | Welding | East Central College, Bic | 36 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 60 | $9,183 | Welding | East Central College @ Four Rivers Career Center | 36 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 61 | $9,240 | Welding Fabrication Specialist-1 Year Certificate | Three Rivers College @ Dexter | 32 wk · 24 hrs | 3 | — | — | — |
| 62 | $9,548 | Maintenance Welding- 1 Year Certificate | Three Rivers College @ Dexter | 32 wk · 24 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 63 | $9,687 | Welding Technology - Industrial Welding Specialist | Ozarks Technical Community College | 20 wk · 15 hrs | 7 | 57% | — | — |
| 64 | $10,790 | Structural Welder Course | Apex Welding Academy | 10 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 65 | $10,916 | Welding | Franklin Technology Center Adult Education | 26 wk · 25 hrs | 12 | 83% | 44% | $14,535 |
| 66 | $11,510 | Pipe Welder Course | Apex Welding Academy | 12 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 67 | $12,708 | Advanced Manufacturing Technology: Welding (plate & Fabrication) | Crowder College | 48 wk · 20 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 68 | $13,008 | Advanced Manufacturing Technology: Welding Certificate (pipe & Plate & Fabrication) | Crowder College, Joplin | 33 wk · 30 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 69 | $13,075 | Master Structural Welding Course | Iron Eagle Welding Academy, Llc | 9 wk · 38 hrs | 7 | 100% | 100% | $10,383 |
| 70 | $13,084 | Advanced Manufacturing Technology: Welding (plate & Fabrication) | Crowder College, Joplin | 32 wk · 30 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 71 | $13,272 | Welding Technology & Management | Metropolitan Community College | 64 wk · 15 hrs | 57 | 16% | 40% | $9,346 |
| 72 | $13,860 | Advanced Manufacturing Technology: Welding Certificate (pipe & Plate) | Crowder College, Joplin | 32 wk · 30 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 73 | $14,076 | Welding Technology | Mineral Area College, Park Hills | 60 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 74 | $14,076 | Welding Technology | Mineral Area College, Park Hills | 71 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 75 | $14,400 | Advanced Multi Process Welding Certificate | Mineral Area College, Park Hills | competency-based | 7 | 100% | — | — |
| 76 | $14,577 | Welding Technology - Entry-Level Welding | State Technical College Of Missouri | 32 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 77 | $14,625 | Welding | East Central College | 64 wk · 40 hrs | 7 | — | — | — |
| 78 | $14,625 | Welding | East Central College, Bic | 64 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 79 | $14,625 | Welding | East Central College @ Four Rivers Career Center | 64 wk · 15 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 80 | $14,940 | Fabrication And Welding Technology-Evening (ct1) | Ranken Technical College | 6 wk · 8 hrs | 14 | — | — | — |
| 81 | $16,029 | Welding Technology - Structural AAS | Ozarks Technical Community College | 64 wk · 15 hrs | 9 | — | — | — |
| 82 | $16,100 | Advanced Welding | Cape Girardeau Career & Technology Center | 24 wk · 30 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 83 | $16,189 | Welding Technology - Stainless AAS | Ozarks Technical Community College | 64 wk · 15 hrs | 10 | 50% | 30% | $6,978 |
| 84 | $16,189 | Welding Technology Stainless AAS | Ozarks Technical Community College, Waynesville | 64 wk · 15 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 85 | $16,440 | Agriculture Systems Technician-Agriculture Systems Technician Option-AAS | Three Rivers College @ Sikeston | 64 wk · 24 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 86 | $16,797 | Welding | Midwest Technical Institute | 30 wk · 24 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 87 | $17,181 | Welding Technology | Jefferson College | 64 wk · 40 hrs | 53 | 15% | 31% | $8,250 |
| 88 | $17,833 | Welding Engineering Technology- AAS | Three Rivers College @ Dexter | 64 wk · 24 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 89 | $18,155 | Welding Technology - Advanced-Level Welding | State Technical College Of Missouri | 32 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 90 | $19,330 | Fabrication And Welding Technology | Ranken Technical College | 32 wk · 40 hrs | 40 | 50% | 27% | $11,362 |
| 91 | $19,390 | Fabrication And Welding Technology-Evening (ct2) | Ranken Technical College | 8 wk · 8 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 92 | $20,450 | Master Pipe Welding Course | Iron Eagle Welding Academy, Llc | 14 wk · 40 hrs | 152 | 95% | 88% | $12,412 |
| 93 | $21,588 | Welding, AAS | St. Charles Community College | 60 wk · 20 hrs | 27 | 70% | 22% | $11,121 |
| 94 | $22,726 | Welding & Pipe Fitting | Midwest Technical Institute | 40 wk · 24 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 95 | $25,692 | Advanced Manufacturing Tech Welding | Crowder College | 64 wk · 30 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 96 | $25,842 | Advanced Manufacturing Tech Welding | Crowder College, Joplin | 64 wk · 30 hrs | 8 | 100% | — | — |
| 97 | $26,260 | Welding Technology (days) | Grand River Welding Institute, Llc | 20 wk · 40 hrs | 25 | 88% | 86% | $11,864 |
| 98 | $26,260 | Welding Technology (nights) | Grand River Welding Institute, Llc | 20 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 99 | $26,260 | Welder/Welding Technlogy | Grand River Welding Institute | 20 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 100 | $29,275 | Master Pipe Welding And Fitting Course | Missouri Welding Institute, Inc | 18 wk · 40 hrs | 327 | 89% | 93% | $7,458 |
| 101 | $30,600 | Professional Pipe Welding And Fitting | American Welding Academy | 24 wk · 40 hrs | 111 | 84% | 15% | $10,924 |
| 102 | $36,404 | Welding Technology | State Technical College Of Missouri | 80 wk · 40 hrs | 10 | — | — | — |
Source and date: U.S. Department of Labor, Training Provider Results — the open program index behind trainingproviderresults.gov, snapshot taken 2026-09-02 (2,908 programs for Missouri in the index that day); the site states the data cover programs approved as of June 30, 2025 and outcomes for July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2025. Cost is Out-of-Pocket Cost for a Non-WIOA Participant: Tuition and Requested Fees (DE111) where the provider reported it, otherwise Average number of dollars the training program received from each WIOA participant Individual Training Account (ITA) during the time period (DE138/DE135) — the basis is printed under each figure; books and supplies are added only when reported separately. “Completed” = Percent of All Students who completed the program (DE122/DE121); “Employed Q2” = Percent of All Students Exiters who were employed in the 2nd Quarter after Exit (DE123/DE129); “Median earnings” = Median Earnings in the 2nd Quarter after Exit of All Students that are Employed in the 2nd Quarter after Exit (DE125) — one calendar quarter, not a year. A dash means the federal file prints −1: Values displayed as "-1" indicate data that have been suppressed to protect confidentiality. Your local job center decides eligibility — this shows what is on the list and what it cost and produced, not whether you will be approved.
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